HC CSKA Moscow (1946–present, russian: ЦСКА Москва, Центральный Спортивный Клуб Армии, ''Central Sports Club of the Army, Moscow'') is a Russian professional

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club based in

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. The club is a member of the

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in the

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(KHL). It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the

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, popularly known as the

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. CSKA won more Soviet championships and European cups than any other team in history. It is owned by Russia's largest oil company, Rosneft, which is in turn majority-owned by the Russian government. In addition to nine division titles and record six Continental Cups, CSKA has reached the

Gagarin Cup The Gagarin Cup (russian: Кубок Гагарина, Kubok Gagarina) is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The Cup was ...

Finals five times, winning in

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and

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. The club also became the first one to win both the Continental Cup and the

in the same season. In 2018, after more than 50 seasons at the old

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, the team moved to a new arena, which is now called CSKA Arena, their present home arena in Moscow.

History

The club was founded in 1946 as CDKA (''Centralnyy Dom Krasnoy Armii'' – Central House of the

, referring to the Army community centre in Moscow). It was known as CDSA (with Red Army changed to

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) from 1952 – 1954, as CSK MO (Central Sports Club of the

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) from 1955 – 1959, and acquired its current name in 1960.

As a hockey powerhouse

CSKA won 32 Soviet regular season championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence, far and away the most in the league's history; no other team won more than five. This included all but six from 1955 to 1989 and 13 in a row from 1977 to 1989. By comparison, no NHL team has won more than five Stanley Cups in a row since the NHL took ''de facto'' control of the trophy in 1926. CSKA was just as dominant in the European Cup. They won all but two titles from 1969 to 1990, including 13 in a row from 1978 to 1990. The team's first coach was

Anatoli Tarasov Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov (russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Тара́сов; 10 December 1918 – 23 June 1995) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and es ...

, who would later become famous as the coach of the Soviet national team. Tarasov coached the Red Army Team, either alone or with co-coaches, for most of the time from 1946 to 1975. The team's greatest run came under Viktor Tikhonov, who was coach from 1977 to 1996—serving for most of that time as coach of the national team. Victor Tihonov

The Red Army Team was able to pull off such a long run of dominance during the Soviet era because the entire CSKA organization was a functioning division of the Soviet Army. As all able-bodied Soviet males had to serve in the military, the team was able to literally draft the best young hockey players in the Soviet Union onto the team. All players were commissioned officers in the Soviet Army. There was a substantial overlap between the rosters of the Red Army Team and the Soviet national team, which was one factor behind the Soviets' near-absolute dominance of international hockey from the 1950s through the early 1990s. By the late 1980s, however, the long run of Red Army dominance caused a significant dropoff in attendance throughout the league. One of the most feared lines in hockey history was the ''KLM Line'' of the 1980s. The name came from the last names of the three players, Vladimir Krutov,

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, and Sergei Makarov. Together with defensemen

Viacheslav Fetisov Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Фетисов, ''Vjačeslav Aleksandrovič Fetisov''; born 20 April 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for HC CS ...

and Alexei Kasatonov, they were known as the ''Green Unit'' because they wore green jerseys in practice. The five-man unit formed a dominant force in European hockey throughout the decade. All five players were later permitted to go to the NHL in 1989, with mixed results. Krutov had the shortest NHL career, lasting only one season in

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; Makarov (who won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1990) and Kasatonov were out of the NHL by 1997; Fetisov and Larionov won the Stanley Cup twice together with

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before Fetisov retired in 1998; Larionov would win a third Cup with Detroit in 2002, before retiring from

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in 2004. Not surprisingly, discipline was quite strict, especially under Tikhonov. His players practiced for as many as 11 months a year, and were confined to training camp (an Army barracks) most of that time even if they were married. However, it became less restrictive after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

CSKA and the NHL

CSKA played 36 games against NHL teams from 1975 to 1991 and finished with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses, and 2 ties. 34 of these games were played in

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, including the

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of North America in 1975/1976. The Super Series also introduced eventual Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender

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of the CSKA squad to North American ice hockey fans. On New Year's Eve 1975, CSKA played the

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, widely regarded as the league's finest team (and that year's eventual Stanley Cup winners). The game ended with a 3–3

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, but was widely hailed as one of the greatest games ever played. Vladislav Tretiak

Another memorable game was played on 11 January 1976 against the

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, who at the time were the defending Stanley Cup Champions and were known as the "Broad Street Bullies" for their highly physical play. The game was notable for an incident where, after a body check delivered by Philadelphia's Ed Van Impe, the CSKA's top player, Valeri Kharlamov (like Tretiak eventually a Hall of Famer), was left prone on the ice for a minute. CSKA coach

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pulled his team off the ice in protest that no penalty was called. They were told by NHL president

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to return to the ice and finish the game, which was being broadcast to an international audience, or the Soviet Hockey Federation would not get paid the fee that they were entitled to. They eventually complied and lost the game 4–1. CSKA Moscow alumni have made a large impact on the NHL. In the mid-1990s, Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, and Vyacheslav Kozlov had established themselves as key members of the Detroit Red Wings when they were joined by Fetisov and

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, forming the Russian Five. These five players would play an integral role in the Wings' consecutive Stanley Cup championships in

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Post-Soviet history

During the late '80s and early '90s CSKA positions significantly weakened. After a conflict with Tikhonov, CSKA major stars including Fetisov,

, Krutov and Makarov left the team to make their careers in the NHL. During the 90s they were followed by younger talents like Bure, Fedorov and Samsonov. Alexander Radulov 2012-10-28

CSKA Moscow played a series of exhibitions games, and an all-star game with the American Hockey Association as part of the 1992–93 season. For a time in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was briefly unofficially known as "the Russian Penguins" after the

bought an interest in the team. The Russian Penguins played 13 games in the International Hockey League as part of the 1993–94 IHL season. In 1996 after a conflict with management of the club, Tikhonov created his own separate team called HC CSKA that spent two seasons in the

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and eventually reunited with the original CSKA in 2002.

In the KHL

Although CSKA has remained one of the strongest teams in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it did not win a title in the

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or its predecessors until 2015, when the club finished first in the regular season and became Russian champion for the first time in a long time, but failed to win the

. From 2008 to 2016, the team did not advance past the conference semifinals of the Gagarin Cup playoffs; they missed the playoffs altogether in 2011. In the 2015–16 season, the team advanced all the way to the Gagarin Cup final; however, they lost that series to

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in seven games. In the 2018–19 season, CSKA won its first Gagarin Cup, after beating Avangard Omsk in four games. After the

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and Lucas Wallmark elected to leave the team. After losing

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Gagarin Cup final to Avangard Omsk, CSKA returned to the final next year to win its second

against

Logos

File:Soviet Union Hockey Logo (Red Army).svg, logo during Soviet period File:HC CSKA Moscow Logo.svg, previous logo File:CSKA Moscow logo.svg, current logo

Honours

Domestic competitions

Soviet League Championship ''(32, record)'': 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 USSR Cup ''(12, record)'': 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1988 Vysshaya Liga Championship ''(1)'': 1996–97

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Championship ''(4)'': 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

''(2)'':

Continental Cup ''(6, record)'': 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Opening Cup The Opening Cup (russian: Кубок Открытия, Kubok Otkrytiya), is the trophy awarded to the winner of the first game of every regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). This match is played between the previous season's playo ...

''(2)'': 2015–16, 2022–23

International

Intercontinental Cup ''(1)'': 1971–72

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''(20, record)'': 1969,

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, 1971,

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

, 1974,

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, 1978,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

, 1980,

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, 1982,

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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, 1986,

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, 1990

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''(1)'':

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Pajulahti Cup ''(1)'': 2005

Pre-Season

Hockeyades (

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) ''(2)'': 2017, 2018 Moscow Mayor Cup ''(4)'': 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017

Season-by-season KHL record

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime/shootout wins; OTL = Overtime/shootout losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against''

Head coaches

Until the

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, all coaches held the rank of

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in the

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Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

CSKA have retired four numbers in their history:

Hall-of-Famers

Players * Pavel Bure, LW, 1987–91, inducted 2012 * Sergei Fedorov, C, 1986–90, inducted 2015 *

, D, 1978–89, 2009; inducted 2001 * Valeri Kharlamov, LW, 1967–81, inducted 2005 *

, C, 1981–89, inducted 2008 * Sergei Makarov, RW, 1978–89, inducted 2016 *

, G, 1968–84, inducted 1989 *

Sergei Zubov Sergei Alexandrovich Zubov ( Russian: Сергей Александрович Зубов; born 22 July 1970) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman. He is the former head coach for the Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hock ...

, D, 1988–93, inducted 2019 Builders *

, Coach, 1947–60, 1961–70, 1970–74; inducted 1974

IIHF Hall-of-Famers

Players Builders *

, Coach, 1947–60, 1961–70, 1970–74; inducted 1997 * Viktor Tikhonov, Coach, 1977–96, 2002–04; inducted 1998

Triple Gold Club

Players *

, D, 1978–89, 2009; inducted 7 June 1997, Stanley Cup win vs.

* Alexei Gusarov, D, 1984–91, inducted 10 June 1996, Stanley Cup win vs. Florida Panthers * Valeri Kamensky, LW, 1985–91, inducted 10 June 1996, Stanley Cup win vs. Florida Panthers *

, C, 1981–89, inducted 7 June 1997, Stanley Cup win vs.

* Vladimir Malakhov, D, 1988–92, inducted 10 June 2000, Stanley Cup win vs.

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and were founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minne ...

Alexander Mogilny Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny (russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный; born February 18, 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hoc ...

, RW, 1986–89, inducted 10 June 2000, Stanley Cup win vs.

* Pavel Datsyuk, C, 2012–13, inducted 25 February 2018, Olympic gold win vs.

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First round draft picks

* 2009: Mikhail Pashnin (1st overall) * 2010: none * 2011: Alexander Timirev (3rd overall),

Mikhail Grigorenko Mikhail Olegovich Grigorenko (russian: Михаил Олегович Григоренко; born 16 May 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Born and raised in Russia, Gri ...

(8th overall) *

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: Nikita Zadorov (4th overall), Vladislav Boiko (6th overall), Andrei Filonenko (18th overall), Sergei Tolchinsky (28th overall) *

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: Maxim Tretiak (12th overall), Ivan Nikolishin (29th overall)

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Amateur Draft

* 1978:

(

) (201st overall)

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Entry Draft

* 1982:

Viktor Zhluktov Viktor Vasilievich Zhluktov (russian: Виктор Васильевич Жлуктов) (born January 26, 1954) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet Union. In the 1976 Canada Cup, Zhluktov ...

(

) (143rd overall) *

(

) (138th overall),

( New Jersey Devils) (145th overall), Alexei Kasatonov ( New Jersey Devils) (225th overall), Sergei Makarov (

) (231st overall) *

(

) (214th overall) * 1986: Vladimir Krutov (

) (238th overall) *

: Igor Vyazmikin (

) (252nd overall) *

(

) (89th overall), Valeri Kamensky (

) (129th overall) *

: Sergei Fedorov ( Detroit Red Wings) (74th overall), Pavel Bure (

) (113th overall),

Sergei Starikov Sergei Viktorovich Starikov (russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Ста́риков) (born December 4, 1958) is a Russian ice hockey coach, who competed as defenseman for the Soviet national team. Sergei Starikov won 9 national titl ...

( New Jersey Devils) (152nd overall),

Vyacheslav Bykov Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (russian: Вячеслав Аркадьевич Быков, born 24 July 1960 in Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and a former head coach of the ...

(

) (169th overall),

Andrei Khomutov Andrei Valentinovich Khomutov (russian: Андрей Валентинович Хомутов; born April 21, 1961) is a Russian former ice hockey right winger. He was the head coach for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...

(

) (190th overall), Vladimir Konstantinov ( Detroit Red Wings) (221st overall), Evgeny Davydov (

) (235th overall) * 1990:

(

) (85th overall), Vyacheslav Butsayev (

) (109th overall), Andrei Kovalenko (

) (148th overall) *

Igor Kravchuk Igor Aleksandrovich Kravchuk (russian: Игорь Александрович Кравчук; born September 13, 1966) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who spent several seasons in the Soviet League and then in the National Hock ...

(

) (71st overall), Dmitri Motkov ( Detroit Red Wings) (98th overall), Oleg Petrov (

) (127th overall), Evgeny Belosheikin (

) (232nd overall) * 1992: Sergei Krivokrasov (

) (12th overall),

Boris Mironov Boris Olegovich Mironov (russian: Борис Олегович Миронов; born 21 March 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Mironov. Playing career Mironov began his hockey ...

(

) (27th overall), Dmitri Starostenko (

) (120th overall), Artur Oktyabrev (

) (155th overall) *

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: Alexander Osadchy ( San Jose Sharks) (80th overall), Yuri Yuresko ( Detroit Red Wings) (178th overall), Dmitri Gorenko (

) (214th overall) * 1994: Alexander Kharlamov (

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

) (15th overall), Alexei Krivchenkov (

) (76th overall),

Valentin Morozov Valentin Morozov (russian: Валентин Морозов; born June 1, 1975) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the Russian Super League. Playing career NHL Draft Valentin Morozov was dr ...

(

) (154th overall), Alexei Lazarenko (

) (182nd overall), Boris Zelenko (

) (206th overall) *

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Oleg Belov Oleg Ivanovich Belov (russian: Олег Иванович Белов; born April 20, 1973) is a Russian former ice hockey winger. Career He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round (102nd overall) in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Prior ...

(

) (102nd overall), Vasili Turkovsky (

) (199th overall) * 1996: Andrei Petrunin (

) (61st overall),

Oleg Kvasha Oleg Vladimirovich Kvasha (russian: Олег Владимирович Кваша; born July 26, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers, New York Islan ...

( Florida Panthers) (65th overall), Dmitri Subbotin (

) (76th overall), Nikolai Ignatov (

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

) (152nd overall), Denis Khloptonov ( Florida Panthers) (209th overall), Denis Khloptonov ( Florida Panthers) (209th overall) *

: Denis Timofeyev (

) (135th overall), Denis Martynyuk (

) (135th overall) *

: Alexander Zevakhin (

) (54th overall) * 1999:

Alexander Buturlin Count Aleksander Borisovich Buturlin ( Russian, in full: граф Александр Борисович Бутурлин; 1694 – 1767) was a Russian general and courtier whose career was much furthered by his good looks and personal affection of ...

(

) (39th overall), Alexander Chagodayev (

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mighty may refer to: * ''Mighty'' (The Planet Smashers album) * ''Mighty'' (Kristene DiMarco album) * ''The Mighty'' (1929 film), a 1929 American action film *'' The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy-drama film * ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title * ...

) (105th overall), Vladimir Kulkov (

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

) (211st overall), Maxim Orlov (

) (219th overall), Dimitri Kirilenko

(252nd overall) *

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: Anton Volchenkov (

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

) (21st overall), Vasily Bizyayev (

) (213th overall) * 2002: Sergei Anshakov (

) (50th overall), Vladislav Evseev (

) (56th overall), Dmitri Kazionov (

) (100th overall), Viktor Bobrov (

) (146th overall), Sergei Mozyakin (

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

) (263rd overall) * 2003:

Nikolay Zherdev Mykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev ( uk, Микола Олегович Жердев; born November 5, 1984) is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the HC Merano of the Alps Hockey League. He ...

(

) (fourth overall), Andrei Kostitsyn (

) (10th overall), Dmitri Kosmachev (

) (71st overall), Rustam Sidikov (

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

) (133rd overall), Andrei Mukhachev (

) (210th overall) * 2004:

Kirill Lyamin Kirill Lyamin (born January 13, 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with HC Yugra of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). Playing career Lyamin is a product of the CSKA Moscow ice hockey system. The youn ...

(

) (58th overall), Denis Parshin (

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

) (72nd overall), Alexander Nikulin (

) (122nd overall) * 2005: Viktor Dovgan (

) (209th overall), Nikolay Lemtyugov (

) (219th overall) * 2006: Vladimir Zharkov ( New Jersey Devils) (77th overall), Sergei Shirokov (

) (163rd overall), Arturs Kulda ( Atlanta Thrashers) (200th overall) * 2007: Maxim Goncharov ( Phoenix Coyotes) (123rd overall),

Ilya Kablukov Ilya Andreyevich Kablukov (russian: Илья Андреевич Каблуков) (born 18 January 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kablukov ...

(

) (146th overall) *

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: Nikita Filatov (

) (sixth overall), Dmitri Kugryshev (

) (58th overall) * 2011: Nikita Kucherov (

) (58th overall),

Alexei Marchenko Alexey Igorevich Marchenko (russian: Алексей Игоревич Марченко; born 2 January 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Marc ...

( Detroit Red Wings) (205th overall) *

: Nikolai Prokhorkin (

) (121st overall), Nikita Gusev (

) (202nd overall) *

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: Maxim Mamin ( Florida Panthers) (175th overall) *

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: Andrei Svetlakov (

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

) (178th overall) *

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: Alexander Romanov (

) (38th overall)

Stanley Cup Winners

Players Builders *

Vyacheslav Fetisov Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Фетисов, ''Vjačeslav Aleksandrovič Fetisov''; born 20 April 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for HC CS ...

, Assistant coach, 1978–89, 2009 won

''Note: Only counts if the players or builders have played for CSKA before the NHL.''

Olympic Champions

Players Builders *

Anatoly Tarasov Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov (russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Тара́сов; 10 December 1918 – 23 June 1995) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and e ...

, Coach, 1947–60, 1961–70, 1970–74 champion

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, 1968,

* Viktor Tikhonov, Coach, 1977–96, 2002–04 champion

, 1992 * Igor Nikitin, Coach, 2014–21, champion

Canada Cup Winners

Players Builders * Viktor Tikhonov, Coach, 1977–96, 2002–04 won

NHL Awards

Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) * Sergei Fedorov, C, 1986–90, 1993–94 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy *

, RW, 1986–89, 2002–03 Calder Memorial Trophy * Pavel Bure, LW, 1987–91, 1991–92 * Sergei Makarov, RW, 1978–89, 1989–90 *

Sergei Samsonov Sergei Viktorovich Samsonov (russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Самсо́нов, ''Sergej Viktorovič Samsonov''; born October 27, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who is now a scout for the Carolina Hurric ...

, LW, 1994–96, 1997–98 *

Kirill Kaprizov Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov (russian: Кирилл Олегович Капризов; born 26 April 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before joining the Wild, Kaprizov ...

, LW, 2017–20, 2020–21 Ted Lindsay Award * Sergei Fedorov, C, 1986–90, 1993–94 Frank J. Selke Trophy * Sergei Fedorov, C, 1986–90, 1993–94, 1995–96 NHL Plus-Minus Award * Vladimir Konstantinov, D, 1984–91, 1995–96 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy * Pavel Bure, LW, 1987–91, 1999–00, 2000–01 ''Note: Only counts if the players or builders played in the CSKA before the NHL.''

All-Star game

NHL All-Star Game

Players ''Note: Only counts if the players or builders has played in the CSKA before NHL.''

KHL All-Star Game

Players * Konstantin Barulin, G, 2008–10, 2009 * Pavel Datsyuk, C, 2012–13,

* Denis Denisov, D, 1996–97, 2012–17,

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* Mikhail Grabovski, C, 2012–13,

* Konstantin Korneyev, D, 2006–10, 2009, 2010 * Denis Parshin, LW, 2003–12, 2010 * Nikolai Prokhorkin, LW, 2010–12, 2012–15,

* Alexander Radulov, RW, 2012–16,

* Oleg Saprykin, LW, 2004–05, 2007–09, 2009 * Sergei Shirokov, RW, 2004–09, 2011–13,

Builders *

, Assistant Coach, 2004–09, 2009 *Igor Zakharkin, Assistant Coach, 2008–09, 2009

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed ''Soviet/CIS/IHL/RUS 2/RSL/KHL'' regular season. ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

Awards and trophies

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

/ Russian MVP Scoring Champion Goal Scoring Champion Soviet / Russian League First Team Best Line Best Rookie

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:CSKA Moscow Ice hockey teams in Russia Ice hockey clubs established in 1946 Kontinental Hockey League teams 1946 establishments in the Soviet Union HC Military ice hockey teams

History

As a hockey powerhouse

CSKA and the NHL

Post-Soviet history

In the KHL

Logos

Honours

Domestic competitions

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

International

Pre-Season

Season-by-season KHL record

Head coaches

Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

Hall-of-Famers

IIHF Hall-of-Famers

Triple Gold Club

First round draft picks

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Amateur Draft

List of CSKA players selected in the NHL Entry Draft

Stanley Cup Winners

Olympic Champions

Canada Cup Winners

NHL Awards

All-Star game

NHL All-Star Game

KHL All-Star Game

Franchise scoring leaders

Awards and trophies

See also

References

External links